HS-001 consists of clusters of purified heart muscle cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
Clinical phase 1/2 study (LAPiS Study) will enroll 10 patients with advanced heart failure caused by ischaemic heart disease.
Tokyo, Japan and Bagsværd, Denmark, 10 February 2023 – Heartseed Inc. (Heartseed) and Novo Nordisk A/S today announced that Heartseed has successfully dosed the first patient in a phase 1/2 clinical study (LAPiS Study) with HS-001 – an investigational cell therapy for heart failure. An independent safety evaluation committee has evaluated 4-week data on the patient, who lives with advanced heart failure and has given approval for the study to continue. [Read more…]